Man Killed, Then Run Over Repeatedly By Streetcars

The World - In Brief

January 10, 2004

BERLIN -- A 54-year-old man was crushed and mangled to death in Berlin when streetcars ran over him more than 20 times on dark and snowy streets, police said Friday. The victim was struck Wednesday evening by a tram that dragged his body 200 yards before he died. The unnoticed corpse was then mutilated as multiple trams -- each weighing more than 40 tons -- continued their normal routes over the tracks where the body lay for the next two hours. The body was found at a crossing, where the route is usually bumpy. That, along with the darkness, could explain why it was not noticed.